Farmer organisations also called for boycott of mandis or wholesale markets in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Mahrashtra, leading to fears of shortage and price rise.
The ruling party seems in far better shape than the Congress, which is yet to finalise seat-sharing agreements in several states.
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